Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud are the three largest public cloud providers. All three offer a broad range of compute, storage, database, networking, security and AI services. The best choice depends…
Few organizations use just one cloud environment. Many combine several providers, or mix cloud with on-premises systems. Two terms describe these approaches: multi-cloud and hybrid cloud. They are related but not the same, and choosing…
DevOps brings development and operations teams together to build, test and release software faster and more reliably. The cloud is a natural home for DevOps because infrastructure can be created, changed and removed through code…
Outages, human error, ransomware and natural disasters can all interrupt business operations. Cloud platforms make disaster recovery (DR) more accessible, but they do not make it automatic. You still need a plan, regular backups and…
As connected devices multiply, sending every piece of data to a distant cloud data center is not always practical. Edge computing moves processing closer to where data is created, while the cloud continues to provide…
Moving to the cloud is rarely a single step. A successful migration starts with a clear plan that matches each application to the right approach. A widely used framework for this is the "6 Rs"…
Containers have become a standard way to package and run applications in the cloud, and Kubernetes is the most widely used system for managing them at scale. Together they make applications more portable, scalable and…
Serverless computing lets developers run code without provisioning or managing servers. Despite the name, servers still exist, but the cloud provider handles them entirely. You write functions, upload them, and the platform runs them on…
Security is the most common concern organizations raise about the cloud, and it is also one of the most misunderstood. Major providers invest heavily in protecting their infrastructure, yet most cloud breaches trace back to…
Cloud computing means using computing resources such as servers, storage, databases and software over the internet, instead of owning and maintaining them yourself. You rent what you need, use it when you need it, and…
